John Lambert (martyr)

John Lambert (died 1538) was an English Protestant martyr who was executed by burning at the stake in London in 1538.

Biography
John Lambert was born in Norwich, England, and was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he became a friend and colleague of Thomas Cromwell. He was made a fellow there on the nomination of Catherine of Aragon, and he went to Antwerp due to theological disputes. He became friends with John Frith and William Tyndale while in exile, and he met with men such as Stephen Gardiner at the White Horse Tavern to discuss humanism. In 1531, he returned to England, and he came under the scrutiny of Archbishop William Warham. In 1536, he was accused of heresy by Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, but he escaped until 1538, when he was put on trial for denying the presence of Jesus. Lambert was burnt at the stake in Smithfield in 1538, and Cromwell wept as he watched his execution.